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So a guy I know come up to me the other day at work saying he had a fake Rolex, he showed it to me as he knew I was into watches. All I really know is that its a Datejust lady 26mm, it seems old, grubby and a bit battered. The crown is broken and the bracelet is stretched to hell (and feels really cheap). The second hand does sweep, and details match with ones I can see pics of on the net. The "Swiss Made" text seems a bit off. The gold also seems to have worn of the centre of the bracelet, am I right in thinking this would be solid gold not plated on a genuine item?
I have never handled a Rolex and this does seem to have some age about it so 1% of me is curious so, I didn't think it would harm asking the opinions of people on here with much more knowledge than me.
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Throw it in the bin.
It's hammer time.
I'm really not sure what you're asking.
My opinions include (but are not limited to):
- it's a fake
- he knows it's a fake
- they exist
- it's not worth spending any money on
- he should not take it into one of Haywood Milton's shops and try to sell it. Not even as a joke.
Looks completely fake to me - crown looks the wrong size, plating coming off the bezel and bracelet, hands and lume don’t look right either.
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As I suspected then and he did! He volunteers at the british heart foundation and its where it came in. The manager said it was a fake and obviously couldn't be sold in the shop, he took it away just to show me and laugh about. Partly why I put it on here 99% of me was sure it was a fake, but 1% of me wondered as like I say I've never handled a Rolex.
I'll make sure it receives a quick death!
Last edited by Robins; 2nd February 2018 at 10:53.
I'm no Rolex expert and there are some incredible fakes around - that is at the other end of the scale though!
Even to a non-experienced eye it is so cheap looking he must have known??
Oh he knew! He said straight away that it was a fake. I just thought whacking a few pics up for some forum fun, opinions would be worth 10mins on a boring Friday morn at work
A quick death is more than it deserves!Originally Posted by Robins
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So someone put this in to a charity shop thinking that it could be sold in the shop?
So with the TZ-UK Jury finding the defendant guilty, I had to hand out the maximum penalty as judge and executioner
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Actually…looking closer at it now, I think that might be the really rare ‘white lady’ DateJust! Less than 150 were ever made, as it was a manufacturing error in Bienne.
Worth tens of thousa…
Oh. Never mind.
NOOOOOOOOOO! You're kidding me right?! :)
Ain't that the truth....
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I shall be posting more about this presently...
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Await this story unfolding.
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